dockerfile written for building docker image

README.md

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  npm run serve
  ```
 
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+## Docker Setup
+
+
+
+### Building the Docker Image
+
+To build the Docker image for UX Remote LAB, navigate to the project's root directory and run the following command:
+
+```bash
+docker build -t uxremotelab .
+```
+
+### Running the Application using Docker
+
+After building the image, you can run the application in a Docker container using:
+
+
+Note: Ensure you have created the .env file and filled it with all required variables before running the following command:
+
+
+```bash
+docker run -d --env-file .env -p 5000:5000 uxremotelab
+```
+
+Visit `http://localhost:5000` in your browser to access the UX Remote LAB platform.
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+
+
 ## License
 
 MIT © [UX Remote LAB](https://github.com/uramakilab/remote-usability-lab)

dockerfile

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+FROM node:lts AS build-stage
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+COPY package*.json ./
+
+RUN npm install
+
+COPY . .
+
+# Run build as per the script defined in package.json
+RUN npm run build
+
+# Production stage using a minimal Node.js image
+FROM node:alpine AS production-stage
+
+# Install 'serve' to serve the application
+RUN npm install -g serve
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy the built application from the build stage
+COPY --from=build-stage /app/dist /app
+
+# Expose the port that 'serve' will run on
+EXPOSE 5000
+
+# Command to serve the application on port 5000
+CMD ["serve", "-s", ".", "-l", "5000"]